Heroes Return

"Then...isn't that like a childhood sweetheart relationship?"

"I guess so, and it's more like an old married couple." Dong Xue'er said unhappily, "But don't worry, in most stories, the one who comes out of nowhere wins! Childhood sweethearts and the like, because they're too familiar, there won't be any passion."

As Dong Xue'er spoke, she walked towards Lin Jie with fiery eyes. Kuror followed and squeezed in.

"Um, excuse me, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Dong Xue'er. I'm currently Lin Jie's friend." Dong Xue'er interrupted Tian Xiaoshu and introduced herself directly to Tian Xiaoshu: "Hello, Sister Tian."

"Hello."

"I, I am..."

"You must be Kuroru, right? I really like you!" Tian Xiaoshu said, patting Kuroru's head. "Oh, right, I also prepared a gift! It's not anything expensive. I didn't expect Lin Jie to know such a lovely child like you. Your singing voice is really beautiful."

As she spoke, Tian Xiaoshu took out a trendy and cute hair clip for Kuror. She also took out a bag of delicious-looking snacks: "This was also made by your older sister! Try it if you don't mind."

"..." While unwilling to be treated like a child, Kuror ate the snacks Tian Xiaoshu gave her with gusto, after all, they were indeed very delicious. Tian Xiaoshu looked at Kuror's adorable appearance and a happy smile appeared on her face.

"If I have children in the future, I will definitely make sure they grow up to be as cute as Kuroru!" Tian Xiaoshu said, smiling as she looked at Lin Jie beside her.

"Little Kuror isn't a child, you know!" Dong Xue'er said to Tian Xiaoshu with a smile. At least in a sense, Dong Xue'er and Kuror were on the same side. After all, Tian Xiaoshu and Lin Jie had been showing too much closeness lately.

"I know!" Tian Xiaoshu responded happily to Dong Xue'er, seemingly oblivious to the slightly tense atmosphere between the other two women.

On the other side, Xiao Zhan, who was frozen in ice, said helplessly to Lin Jie beside him, "Um, could you find a way to let me out? I feel like I'm freezing to death."

"I almost forgot about this." As Lin Jie spoke, the spiked club reappeared in his hand.

"Speaking of which, Lin Jie, why do I suddenly have a feeling that you might die on this trip?" As Lin Jie shattered Xiao Zhan's ice with a blow, Xiao Zhan suddenly asked Lin Jie, "Speaking of which, isn't your recent luck with women a bit too terrifying? I have a feeling that those three girls might start fighting because of you at any moment."

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Lin Jie shook his head: "Tian Xiaoshu is not that kind of boring person."

"Are you sure?" Xiao Zhan said somewhat helplessly, "Speaking of which, with so many good girls, aren't you planning to choose one?"

"Tch, what's the point of having a three-dimensional girl?" Upon hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Lin Jie replied without hesitation, "Take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror! A three-dimensional girl."

"Are you serious?" Xiao Zhan was shocked to hear Lin Jie's words.

"Of course, I already have many girlfriends in the 2D world, so I don't need any in the 3D world." As he spoke, Lin Jie stepped over the bespectacled guy who had fallen to the ground. Xiao Zhan also stepped over the bespectacled guy.

"Tch, so why were you looking at girls with us just now?"

"What do you know? I call that appreciation, do you understand? It's pure appreciation without any ill intentions." Lin Jie said, then asked Xiao Zhan beside him, "Speaking of which, is everything ready for camping?"

"Don't worry, everything is ready. Speaking of which, there seems to be a meteor shower coming up! I even brought a telescope." Xiao Zhan said excitedly to Lin Jie, "We've been busy with all sorts of things lately, it's time to enjoy a vacation."

"By the way, where's Bu Feiwu? Why didn't you bring her this time?"

"Her? Of course she's working; the company's been expanding lately," Xiao Zhan said nonchalantly. His gaze then fell on several burly men in suits running towards them in the distance.

"Oh no! Those are Bu Feiwu's men! I'll hide for a bit. If they ask me anything, remember to say you've never seen me before!" Seeing the group of burly men, Xiao Zhan decisively shouldered his luggage and disappeared onto the Great Wall...

Chapter Six

Although Lin Jie really wanted to betray Xiao Zhan and let the kid do what he wanted, after careful consideration, he gave up on the idea. After all, Xiao Zhan had brought quite a few useful things with him this time.

For Lin Jie right now, all he wants to do is find a place to camp, pitch his tent, have a barbecue, and watch the meteor shower.

"By the way, Lin Jie, I heard there's a meteor shower tonight." As if on cue, Tian Xiaoshu suddenly spoke up to Lin Jie, "I remember the last time we watched a meteor shower together, there were only four of us. This time there are quite a few more people. I'm really looking forward to tonight's meteor shower."

"Alright, let's get going." Without further ado, Lin Jie, Uncle Tian, ​​and the others got into Xiao Zhan's car. They would then drive along country roads and along the Great Wall's extension, enjoying the scenery along the way and setting up camp for the night to savor the good life.

As for Romanor and the Xuanyuan Sword? Sorry, Lin Jie didn't care at all. Even if Romanor got the Xuanyuan Sword, he could just cut them down as well. Lin Jie didn't care, and Xiao Zhan, standing beside him, naturally cared even less. After all, in Xiao Zhan's eyes now, Lin Jie's strength was beyond his comprehension. He figured Lin Jie could kill Romanor more easily than he could eat a bag of spicy strips. Romanor was nothing to him.

After all, in Xiao Zhan's eyes, Romanor was now just "a nobody." He posed no real threat.

The group continued along a section of the Great Wall, enjoying the scenery along the way, before finally setting up their tents in a beautiful spot. They then began preparing a barbecue.

"By the way, how about we hunt some wild game? I heard roasted bear paws are delicious," Lin Jie suddenly asked the group while they were preparing the ingredients. "We finally get to be out in the wild, shouldn't we make some food that suits the outdoors?"

"Hey, are you planning to hunt protected animals? Bear paws have been banned for a long time! Don't do anything illegal! Let's forget about wild game!" The bespectacled guy looked at Thirteen with displeasure.

"Hey, hey, aren't there too many rules? There are plenty of sea monsters in the Fantasy Sea that we can eat as much as we want," Lin Jie said helplessly.

"Are you sure? The Fantasy Sea is different from here. Isn't it because there are too many people like you that wild animals are becoming increasingly scarce?" the bespectacled man said unhappily.

"But what if a bear attacks us?" Lin Jie asked the bespectacled man again after hearing his words, "We can't risk our lives to protect animals, can we?"

"Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? You bastard, before you speak, please let go of the panda behind you! Have you ever seen a panda attack a person on its own? And can you really eat a panda's paws? Damn it! I told you, let go of the panda! Do you want to rot in jail?" The bespectacled guy finally couldn't hold back anymore and angrily pointed at the panda that Lin Jie was holding behind his back.

"Sorry, I've been having some trouble controlling myself lately, especially when I see pandas. I can't help but think of some bad things. My newest game console..." Hearing the bespectacled guy's words, Xiao Zhan, who was holding a strange creature, walked over.

"Brother, I understand how you feel. You only had your game console dismantled. I had my entire energy reactor dismantled!" Xiao Zhan said, tears welling in his eyes. "That Xiao Meier isn't just a brat anymore, she's a super-powered brat!"

"Before you start marveling at all this, what are you holding in your hand?" Dong Xiaoye, who was at the far end of the distance, happened to see the small thing in Xiao Zhan's hand.

"I don't know what this thing is either, but it's quite interesting. I've been trying to find its secret." Xiao Zhan said to the people present while fiddling with the little thing.

"Huh? What is this thing? It looks cute." Kuroru looked at the creature in Xiao Zhan's hand with some surprise.

"I remember reading about this creature before; I think it was called a Pixiu," Tian Xiaoshu said after thinking for a while.

"Is it called Pixi? It's so cute, can I keep it as a pet?" Kuror didn't know what Pixi was, but everyone else present knew what Pixi was.

"Ah, finally! After the giant panda, a wild Pixiu has appeared!" After my initial shock, the bespectacled guy couldn't help but ask, "Why is there a Pixiu near the Great Wall? And can Xiao Zhan release it? What if its mother comes looking for us?"

"Calm down. You said yourself that this is near the Great Wall. It's not surprising that something could be lost here, right?" Lin Jie remained very calm. "Alright, Xiao Zhan, let him go."

"Wait, can't I really raise him?" Kuror asked with some reluctance.

“This is a rare wild animal. We can’t bring it back to Yan Ge. It belongs to this natural world.” Lin Jie smiled and patted Kuror’s head.

"Wait, are you really sure this is something of rare wild animal level? This is a divine beast! A divine beast! The adjective 'wild animal' is completely weak, isn't it?" Hearing Lin Jie's words, the bespectacled guy finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Wait, why would there be a legendary creature like the Pixiu here? The closer we get to that spot you mentioned, the stranger it feels." Dong Xue'er frowned. Instinctively, she sensed something was amiss.

"Don't worry, this might just be a special habitat for endangered species." Lin Jie made a reassuring gesture to Dong Xue'er.

In the end, the few people present released the Pixiu back into the wild. Although they found it quite magical, Lin Jie had absolutely no intention of taking it home to raise. Just now, Lin Jie had keenly noticed the Pixiu's lewd expression when Kuror hugged it. Undoubtedly, this divine beast understood everything; it was just acting cute in front of girls. Lin Jie naturally couldn't let this old rascal stay.

After releasing Pixi, Lin Jie followed Xiao Shi into the woods in the wild. He only reappeared after Glasses Brother and the others lit a fire.

"By the way, this isn't listed as a protected animal, is it? They say dragon meat in heaven and donkey meat on earth, how about it? Interested in trying it?"

"You can't even call this an endangered species anymore, right? Compared to it, an endangered species is nothing! By the way, where did you catch this?! Holy crap! You actually caught a dragon!" The bespectacled guy almost dropped his glasses when he saw this: "Your hunting skills are terrifying! How could you catch a divine beast in such a short time? This is a totem! Are you really planning to eat the totem left by our ancestors?"

Seeing the entire dragon that Lin Jie had dragged back, the bespectacled man felt like he was Spartacus. In fact, he still couldn't figure out how Lin Jie had encountered a dragon.

"I found it while peeing, so I just grabbed it and brought it back," Lin Jie replied nonchalantly.

"You bastard, have you ever seen anyone bump into this thing while peeing? Holy crap!" This time, the guy with glasses really did smash his glasses.

"After all, this is near the Great Wall, it's quite normal," Lin Jie said nonchalantly.

Time passed, and finally, at the repeated insistence of the bespectacled man, Lin Jie reluctantly released the dragon. Along with the dragon, Lin Jie also released a three-legged bird, a three-legged toad, and a three-legged alien…

Finally, thanks to Tian Xiaoshu's skillful cooking, everyone enjoyed a delicious meal made with ordinary ingredients. The sky then began to darken.

"Why hasn't the meteor shower come yet?" Tian Xiaoshu asked, sitting next to Lin Jie, with some confusion.

"It seems we can't make it." Xiao Zhan said helplessly, holding a receiver. "There seems to be a problem with the meteor shower forecast."

"I see. Never mind, we can do other things while I wait." Although somewhat disappointed, Tian Xiaoshu still replied with a smile.

"There's a meteor shower tonight," Lin Jie said with a smile, then got up and flew into the sky, his spiked club reappearing in his hand.

"Holy crap, is this guy planning to create an artificial meteor shower?!" Seeing this, Xiao Zhan broke out in a cold sweat, hoping that Lin Jie wouldn't mess things up this time.

Under the slightly surprised gazes of the crowd, not long after, a shooting star streaked across the sky, followed by a second shooting star, and then a third shooting star.

As the number of meteors in the sky increased, within just a few minutes, a meteor shower streaked across the sky and appeared before everyone present.

Not only the few people present, but almost everyone in and around Zone C witnessed this unprecedented and spectacular meteor shower.

Fortunately, the meteor did not fall to Earth after passing through the atmosphere. Instead, it flew away from Earth's gravitational pull, its burning body disappearing into the sky.

"Lin Jie, that idiot." Tian Xiaoshu muttered softly as she looked down at the beautiful meteor shower in the sky.

……

In the distance, at the headquarters of the Hero Association, Leng Yan's face appeared particularly gloomy as he watched the beautiful and spectacular meteor shower on the screen.

"What's wrong?" the Master of Miracles asked from the side.

"What would happen if those meteorites fell?" Leng Yan asked in a cold voice.

"Forget it, you should learn to trust him. He's a great hero."

"Is what you see truly a box of heroes?" Leng Yan's expression remained icy and serious. He then turned to the other heroes present: "Tell me, what do you see?"

After hearing Leng Yan's words, the room fell into a brief silence, and then Po Jun's voice rang out.

"One God."

Chapter VII

A meteor shower streaked across the sky, and beneath it, a young man wearing glasses stood quietly on the streets of the small town, watching the spectacle with a mysterious smile on his face.

Although it's unclear what exactly happened, the young man seemed very happy.

"This meteor shower might be a signal that the time has come," the young man said with a relaxed smile.

"Hey Xiao Zhao, come over to my house for dumplings tonight!" an auntie by the roadside said to the young man. "Your uncle just got two pounds of wild game, we can have a couple of drinks together."

"No need, Aunt Wang, I have a meeting tonight." The young man smiled and waved his hand, pushing his bicycle and continuing to walk slowly along the path.

"You're so busy! Xiao Zhao, the money from our family has already been transferred to your card!" Aunt Wang didn't try to stop him too much, since he had already said he had to go to a meeting.

Along the way, everyone they met in town greeted the small station warmly. And from time to time, shouts of "Long live the Salvation Army!" could be heard echoing through the town.

Before long, Xiao Zhao appeared in front of a food stall selling lamb skewers and sat down. Several people were already sitting in front of the stall, but as soon as they saw Xiao Zhao, they all stood up and saluted him: "Long live the Salvation Army!"

After saying all that, everyone sat down.

"Did you get the stuff?" After sitting down, Xiao Zhao looked at the people next to him and asked, "Did you get the bottle?"

"We've got the bottle." The other person said, taking out a box, inside which was a rather worn-out-looking bottle.

"Chief, can this thing grant our wishes?" someone asked Xiao Zhao with a doubt.

"Don't worry, if the information is correct, this is what we've been looking for." Xiao Zhao smiled and said to everyone present, "Don't worry, there won't be any problems. After all, this is a legendary item. Also, did you all see the meteor shower in the sky? This is the beginning of our official achievement of our goal."

Who could have imagined that such an ordinary town would be a gathering point for the Salvation Army, and that all the ordinary residents of such an ordinary town would be members of the Salvation Army? And who could have imagined that the leaders of a transnational terrorist organization would be holding a meeting while eating at a roadside stall?

But that's the reality: the entire town, from top to bottom, was filled with Salvation Army members.